This page details the Tahiti national football team records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals and Tahiti's match record by opponent.
Individual records
Player records Most capped players
RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer1Teaonui Tehau44302011–present2Angelo Tchen3412001–20183Heimano Bourebare3012011–present4Steevy Chong Hue2882010–2016Xavier Samin02001–20136Alvin Tehau2692010–present7Jonathan Tehau2552011–2017Vincent Simon12004–20169Felix Tagawa22142000–200410Stanley Atani2152010–2019
Top goalscorers RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer1Teaonui Tehau30442011–present2Felix Tagawa14222000–20043Naea Bennett12161996–20104Alvin Tehau9262010–present5Steevy Chong Hue8282010–20166Lorenzo Tehau7202010–present7Tamatoa Tetauira5112016–presentHiro Poroiae122007–2013Stanley Atani212010–2019Jonathan Tehau252011–2017
Manager records
Team records
Competition records FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup recordQualification recordYearResultPosition1930 to 1954Did not exist Did not exist 1958 to 1990Did not enterDid not enter 1994Did not qualify411258 19984013212 20024301146 20069324725 2010411226 2014116052217 20187322147 2022200214 2026To be determinedTo be determinedTotal0/2245177216785
FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Confederations Cup recordYearRoundPosition1992 to 1995No OFC representative invited1997 to 2009Did not qualify 2013Group stage8th3003124 2017Did not qualifyTotalGroup stage1/103003124
OFC Nations Cup
Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup recordYearRoundPosition 1973Runners-up2nd522174 1980Runners-up2nd43012391996Runners-up2nd4202312 1998Fourth place4th4103810 2000Group stage5th200225 2002Third place3rd530289 2004Group stage5th51132242008Did not qualify 2012Champions1st5500205 2016Group stage5th312073 2020Cancelled 2024Third place3rd521258Total1 Title10/1142206168589
Pacific Games Pacific Games recordYearRoundPosition* 1963Third place3rd2101192 1966Champions1st4400143 1969Runners-up2nd5311197 1971Third place3rd4211415 1975Champions1st5401126 1979Champions1st5500332 1983Champions1st5500252 1987Runners-up2nd531194 1991Group stage6th3102155 1995Champions1st6600352 2003Fourth place4th6303257 2007Group stage6th411226 2011Third place3rd6312289 2015Runners-up2nd5311344 2019Group stage5th5302196Total5 Titles15/15704761733070
Polynesia Cup Polynesia Cup recordYearRoundPosition* 1994Champions1st3300101 1998Champions1st4400271 2000Champions1st4400302Total3 Titles3/3111100674
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer Coupe de l'Outre-Mer recordYearRoundPosition* 2008Group stage7th300303 2010Group stage6th302136 2012Sixth place6th420267Total0 Titles3/310226916
Head-to-head record The lists shown below detail the national football team of Tahiti's all-time international record against opposing nations.
The Tahiti national football team is the national team of French Polynesia and is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football. The team consists of a selection of players from French Polynesia, not just Tahiti.
Tahiti played their first full match on 21 September 1952 when they recorded a 2–2 draw at home against New Zealand. Their first competitive match came almost 11 years later when they entered the South Pacific Games for the first time in 1963, finishing third.
The following tables show Tahiti's all-time international record, correct as of 1 October 2026 vs. .
AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
OFC
UEFA
Full Confederation record
References